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Dreamers of Zion
Reed M Holmes
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Description for Dreamers of Zion
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRAF; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Joseph Smith, Jr, founder of the Mormon movement, and George J Adams, one of his least known followers -- two Gentile dreamers of Zion -- were instrumental in encouraging Jews and Christians to support the restoration of Israel. For Joseph Smith, Jewish responsibility for establishing Zion had not been forfeited or terminated. It was continuous: the Jews would return as Jews; they would rebuild Jerusalem as Jews. In his view, neither the denigration of Jews, so often characteristic of Christianity, nor supersession by the Church, was tenable. According to Joseph's perception of the Scriptures, and his own prophetic insights, there ... Read more
Joseph Smith, Jr, founder of the Mormon movement, and George J Adams, one of his least known followers -- two Gentile dreamers of Zion -- were instrumental in encouraging Jews and Christians to support the restoration of Israel. For Joseph Smith, Jewish responsibility for establishing Zion had not been forfeited or terminated. It was continuous: the Jews would return as Jews; they would rebuild Jerusalem as Jews. In his view, neither the denigration of Jews, so often characteristic of Christianity, nor supersession by the Church, was tenable. According to Joseph's perception of the Scriptures, and his own prophetic insights, there ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845195281
SKU
V9781845195281
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99-27
About Reed M Holmes
Reed M Holmes received his MA from Los Angeles State College and his PhD from Haifa University. He has had extensive experience as a church administrator in the US and Australia, and on retirement founded ViewPax Mondiale -- a non-profit international peace organisation whose motto is 'World Peace Through Friendship'.
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